tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343603802024-03-12T23:27:38.563-05:00Fast Friday Fabric ChallengeA gallery of the quilts created for the Fast Friday Fabric Challenges. The quilt artists display their work here to give and receive constructive critiques. Only blog members may comment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1824125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-78241029114679436862022-08-28T07:45:00.001-05:002022-08-28T07:45:07.441-05:00embossed paper and fabric flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For this challenge, I combined #62 from Wendy Wetzel, "Notan" and Pam Harris's #43, "Under the Sea" -- and while combining those would give me the wonderful title "No Tan Under the Sea", I decided not to inflict that on you!<br />
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Notan involves the use of pieces cut from one side and "reflected" on the other, and I realized as soon as I got started that picking a batik was a fortunate choice! I started with the vertical line of reflection from a piece of the batik, then made a curved cut that would cover a missing piece of the background fabric. It then seemed only logical to add a few more cut-outs in those lines -- and I could put in scraps of the blue behind those shapes!<br />
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And because they seemed to need it, I used fabric paint for the eyes of the fishes.<br />
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It's been a wonderful run for the Fast Friday Fabric Challenge. I thank you all for participating!Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-36030691924684064552015-01-01T16:52:00.000-05:002015-01-01T16:52:19.019-05:00Another Annual Resolution!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Meenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352092955608092830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-30254179231274416612014-12-25T22:58:00.002-05:002014-12-25T23:03:44.669-05:00Challenge 100: What Have I Missed?<div class="MsoNormal">
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Fast Friday Fabric Challenge started back in September 2006, and our final
challenge presents a time for a retrospective.
There is no member who has done and posted every challenge, so for this one
hundredth challenge, I ask everyone to look back through the previous 99, and
select a theme from one challenge and a technique from another – or combine
themes and techniques from several of them, as many as you want, and whatever
parts from any of the challenges that you want.
We all have learned to use various aspects that have enhanced our work,
both for these challenges and for other projects, and I hope it has been an
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free also to look through all that has been posted – but be warned that this is
eye candy that consists of 1820 published posts (including this one, of course). 100 are the challenges themselves, and 5 are “how
to post” instructions, but that leaves 1715 pieces of art! While you’re at it, feel free to add
critiques for those that catch your eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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while this may be the final challenge, if you ever feel to come back for
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Earlier this fall I had gotten scraps of that tree fabric in brown and green from my quilt guild, and was so delighted to be able to make use of them here! An orchard combines the sense of order of planted trees with the individual way that each of the trees grow. It makes me think of the fresh outdoor air and the anticipation of the harvest at the season's end. And the wider than normal proportions of this piece (I don't choose the dimensions so much as the picture does!) makes me long to go outside in early spring and just spread my arms wide and take a deep, deep breath.<br />
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I welcome your comments.Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-86375980632018992472014-12-01T20:11:00.001-05:002018-11-01T10:58:07.370-05:00Next Step<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
"The Kiss" thus far. I've pieced background using Jaffe Fassett's shot cottons. I plan to quilt the silhouette and put over the background. Thinking I might add lighter circles to mimic cartoony imagery in pic. <a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w3Vkdg-kHjE/VH0RzfaiP9I/AAAAAAAAFAs/Dhdzh_xDat8/s640/blogger-image--1900189628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w3Vkdg-kHjE/VH0RzfaiP9I/AAAAAAAAFAs/Dhdzh_xDat8/s640/blogger-image--1900189628.jpg" /></a></div>
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This is certainly a challenge. I'm on a path to finish it up. </div>
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1. $1900 to rebuild transmission. Ugh. Seriously. Ugh </div>
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3. Must pass on Elizabeth Barton's master Class in art quilting. A year long commitment and the price tag prohibit. </div>
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4. I love Amy's Vegetable Lasagne mm</div>
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Kathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12197195816929534487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-55672358067398449022014-11-30T20:09:00.001-05:002014-11-30T20:09:47.154-05:00WIP...The Kiss.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--_hCFvPADbU/VHu_1rHjvDI/AAAAAAAAFAU/tVlx1u8Dy1Q/s640/blogger-image-1647170448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--_hCFvPADbU/VHu_1rHjvDI/AAAAAAAAFAU/tVlx1u8Dy1Q/s640/blogger-image-1647170448.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I pulled this print on organza out last week. It's about 2 years old. Michael and Jenn married in June, 2012. This ipic is of them at the wedding. I manipulated the it in befunky.com into a cartoony image. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The squares are 2" sewn with Kaffe Fassett's shot cottons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I plan to add circles to the squares with the lighter color fabric to mimic the dots on the print. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BTw0J2O2zoU/VHu_2dgQ9fI/AAAAAAAAFAc/0cBNdcK-G-I/s640/blogger-image--2029139238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BTw0J2O2zoU/VHu_2dgQ9fI/AAAAAAAAFAc/0cBNdcK-G-I/s640/blogger-image--2029139238.jpg"></a></div>I am loving the way this is moving along. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Julie, of Red-Dog Enterprises printed the image for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spent a couple days at Julie's house this weekend. Her son was home on break. We all just hung out, knitted, crocheted, mono printed while Robbie worked tirelessly on homework! We watched movies on Netflix. Such a great respite. Good for the soul. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jenn is teaching herself to knit! She's made a scarf for herself and a hat for Maddi. I am cleaning out and sending her some yarn stash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Massage tomorrow. Diana Radley, on e main<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> St in Batavia is excellent if you thinking about getting or giving a gift to someone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have learned:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. I miss knitting. Made a skinny scarf this weekend from a skein of yarn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. This Ferguson, MO. debacle is just a shameful commentary on race relations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. I want a Dons of Anarchy hoodie. Saw woman wearing one this weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Mela is a tornado!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Maddi is rolling over, right on target. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Season finale of " Homeland" season finale was a heartbreaker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. Look up Annie Lennox's version of "I Put a Spell on You". Great rendition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Kathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12197195816929534487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-86324363319708292122014-11-27T20:39:00.000-05:002014-11-27T20:40:28.086-05:00Challenge 99: Ambience<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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Theme: Creating atmosphere<o:p></o:p></div>
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Technique: Use of color to achieve
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Due Date: Dec. 6, 2014<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary </span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;">provides five definitions of the noun
“atmosphere.” The fifth definition is
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"> 5a “the overall
aesthetic effect of a work of art”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"> 5b “a dominant emotional
aesthetic or emotional effect or appeal”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">It defines
“ambience” as “a surrounding or pervading atmosphere”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">This month’s challenge
is to try to create an “atmosphere” or ambience using color to suggest a
season, time of day, or mood without making obvious references to it. You may want to give yourself a “sub”
challenge to use a palette which is different to your normal repertoire. For example, if you usually use bright, bold
colors, try using a pastel, soft palette instead. If you want an analogy for what you are
trying to create, think about film scores.
Music is often used to create the scene in a non-verbal manner, such as
the shower scene in Hitchcock’s <i>Psycho. </i>I encourage you to try to listen to some
instrumental film music without watching the film. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">To get
yourself in the mood for creating an atmospheric piece, you might choose to
listen to some “classical” music which is trying to set a scene through
non-representational means. If you have
access to a streaming music site you will get much better recordings, but if
not, these You-tube videos will give you a taste of atmospheric/descriptive
music. (I recommend listening without
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">Vivaldi <i>The Four Seasons </i><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA</a></span>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">Ligeti’s <i>Atmosphere </i><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI0P1NnUFxc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI0P1NnUFxc</a></span><i> </i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">Penderecki </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp3BlFZWJNA"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima</span></a><i><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">How painters
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Marc Chagall <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2009/jan/13/jmw-turner-watercolours"><span style="line-height: 107%;">http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2009/jan/13/jmw-turner-watercolours</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Metcalf <i>Winter’s Festival </i><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://art.famsf.org/willard-leroy-metcalf/winters-festival-4753">http://art.famsf.org/willard-leroy-metcalf/winters-festival-4753</a></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">This article
from the Chicago Art Institute illustrates how Monet created different
atmospheres in his <i>Stack of Wheat </i>series through subtle changes in color and style. </span><a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/resources/resource/380"><span style="line-height: 107%;">http://www.artic.edu/aic/resources/resource/380</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;">In the quilt
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Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-21785673279942436872014-11-15T09:06:00.004-05:002014-11-15T12:42:30.424-05:00Flower Garden<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm generally a vegetable gardener, but that was simply too many letters! I liked that "flower" had the same number of letters as "garden" so that each flower letter could grow out of a garden letter. I pulled out various of my floral and leafy fabrics for the letters and put them against a couple brown earthy fabrics. I mount my pieces on foam core, with the fabric wrapped around to the back, actually stitching through the foam core (it's not hard, just use a thin needle!), and used pebble beads to avoid the dimples that otherwise form in the fabric, and regular beads in the upper part.</span></div>
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Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-27887004625020104282014-11-02T16:02:00.001-05:002014-11-02T16:13:06.726-05:00Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My word is a simple one, "Fall," but it means many things. Here in the Northeast it is not just a season but it is leaves falling to the ground, cool clear skies, oranges, reds and yellows. I wanted the word to be both spelled out and integral to the picture.<br />
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Ticiafastfridayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596446372371371290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-28323373746655089632014-10-28T18:12:00.001-05:002014-10-28T18:12:17.212-05:00WordsI make a lot of quilts using words, but for meaning more than as artistic elements. This quilt is the opposite. There is no meaning, but I had fun with the letters. Several background fabrics that have words printed on them demanded to be in the quilt.<br />
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Anne Sonnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618388468994544226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-71119666862692911472014-10-27T20:39:00.001-05:002014-10-27T20:39:36.642-05:00Supercalifragislisticexpialidocious<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Supercalifragislisticexpialidocious</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">was a favorite childhood song from Mary Poppins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span><i style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 16.8pt;">At the website, <a href="http://www.tagxedo.com/">http://www.tagxedo.com/</a> </i><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 16.8pt;">typed the text, Supercalifragislisticexpialidocious,chose
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Meenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352092955608092830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-81700396251122467572014-10-23T22:34:00.003-05:002014-10-23T22:34:57.493-05:00Challenge 98: Word Play<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Challenge Hostess: Tobi Hoffman <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Title: Word Play<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Theme: Alphabet Soup, letters as
artistic elements<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Technique: Any<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Due date: Nov. 1, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Do
you have a favorite word, one that just tickles your mind, maybe with its sound,
maybe its meaning? Do you remember as a
child taking a word and repeating it so many times that it seemed like a
nonsense word? Is there a word that
others might apply to you, whether because you use it so often, or just seems
the perfect one to describe yourself? Or
maybe you’re a punster, getting joy out of a play on words, or enjoy crossword
puzzles, especially the tricky kinds.
The challenge this month is to use words in your quilt to create your
picture. Use color to accentuate the
mood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Resources:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wordle: <a href="http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/8257311/Word_Play">http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/8257311/Word_Play</a>
</span></b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">created from
the initial paragraph by yours truly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“<b>Word Play Quilts”</b> (check out the 16 pictures from the book): <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/FFFC98-1">http://tinyurl.com/FFFC98-1</a> or <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1604680172/ref=as_sl_pd_tf_lc?tag=lazgalqui-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1604680172&adid=19DA8VSB4FNA4NH350P6&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Flazygalquilting.blogspot.com%2F">http://www.amazon.com/dp/1604680172/ref=as_sl_pd_tf_lc?tag=lazgalqui-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1604680172&adid=19DA8VSB4FNA4NH350P6&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Flazygalquilting.blogspot.com%2F</a>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> And its author, <b>Tonya Ricucci</b>: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/tonyaricucci/">http://www.pinterest.com/tonyaricucci/</a>
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<b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Quilt Dad</span></b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">: <a href="http://www.quiltdad.com/2009/06/happy-free-pieced-words.html">http://www.quiltdad.com/2009/06/happy-free-pieced-words.html</a>
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<b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tammy Johnson</span></b><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">,
author of “Alphabet Soup: Expressive Quilts with Folk Art Charm” <a href="http://tinyurl.com/FFFC98-2">http://tinyurl.com/FFFC98-2</a> or <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alphabet-Soup-Expressive-Quilts-Folk-Art/dp/1564776212">http://www.amazon.com/Alphabet-Soup-Expressive-Quilts-Folk-Art/dp/1564776212</a>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">and
some samples:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/FFFC98-3">http://tinyurl.com/FFFC98-3</a>
or <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Tammy+Johnson+art+quilts&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS587US587&es_sm=122&biw=1171&bih=860&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lk9JVJqzNo7msATp1IKwDQ&ved=0CDgQsAQ">https://www.google.com/search?q=Tammy+Johnson+art+quilts&rlz=1C1KMZB_enUS587US587&es_sm=122&biw=1171&bih=860&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lk9JVJqzNo7msATp1IKwDQ&ved=0CDgQsAQ</a>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">And one more thing: have fun with this! :)</span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-30608829582134688062014-10-06T09:37:00.001-05:002014-11-24T10:10:41.968-05:00Z Barcode<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">12¾" x 16"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">11/24 -- I updated this a bit by adding black and white beads around the inner edge of the border to emphasize the barcode pattern. It very much perked up the piece, I think!</span><br />
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The most natural thing I could think of incorporating a bar code was a zebra, hence, Z Barcode!</span><br />
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I used two widths of black ribbon for the bar code, with a Micron pen to put in the smaller code stripes on the mane, head and legs. The background is simply a dyed piece from my stash, and bordered with bias tape. I sewed the basic zebra shape onto black to give it enough outline to stand out against the background, and used what I call the "scribble" stitch on my machine around the edge of the black.</span><br />
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I welcome your comments.</span>Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-91612203931979511682014-10-03T21:58:00.000-05:002014-10-03T21:58:59.131-05:00Count your Smiles!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Designed this quilt using a free bar code generator, Make the Cut software and Photoshop Elements Filters.<br />
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The top block actually reads Count your Smiles! with a QR scanner.<br />
The center block was created with a spherize filter.<br />
The bottom block was created with a line drawing filter.<br />
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The borders have UPC bar codes that spell the text. <br />
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Would love suggestions on how to quilt it.<br />
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Meenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352092955608092830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-66417152013909038302014-09-25T21:45:00.001-05:002014-09-29T11:23:29.425-05:00Challenge #97: Barcode Art<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Fast Friday
Fabric Challenge 97, September 26, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Challenge Hostess: Meena Schaldenbrand <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Title: Barcode Inspiration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Theme:
Use of barcodes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Technique: High contrast fun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Due date: October 4, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Barcodes are composed of black and white thick and
thin lines on many purchased products. UPC barcodes use strong lines. QR
barcodes use geometric shapes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">For challenge # 97, use barcodes to create high
contrast fiber art. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">What do bar codes mean? UPC is
short for Universal Product Code, 12-digit barcode which allows retailers to manage
sales of a product. UPC codes are valid in the United States and Canada. EAN codes are a 13-digit barcodes valid in all
other countries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Barcode explanations:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
<a href="http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/collages/diagram/index.html">http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/collages/diagram/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QR codes</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> (Quick
Response codes) </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Quilts:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://livelovequilt.blogspot.com/2012/07/qr-barcode-quilt.html">http://livelovequilt.blogspot.com/2012/07/qr-barcode-quilt.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=QR%20bar%20codes">http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=QR%20bar%20codes</a><span style="color: #1f497d;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Other Art Examples:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Barcode Gallery:<b> </b><a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/barcode-gallery-qr-codes-become-wall-art/">http://www.cnet.com/news/barcode-gallery-qr-codes-become-wall-art/#</a><span style="color: #1f497d;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Turning them into art: Scott Blake<br />
<a href="http://theinspirationgrid.com/barcode-art-by-scott-blake/">http://theinspirationgrid.com/barcode-art-by-scott-blake/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/collages/index.html">http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/collages/index.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/videos/index.html">http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/videos/index.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/index.html">http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">12 Coolest
Works of Barcode Art by Grace Murano<br />
<a href="http://www.oddee.com/item_96851.aspx">http://www.oddee.com/item_96851.aspx</a><br />
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Art in Aisle 5: Barcodes Enter Expressionist Period<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303823104576391973120779678">http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303823104576391973120779678</a>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">or <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/FFFC97-1">http://tinyurl.com/FFFC97-1</a>
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Variations on barcodes: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/barcode-art">http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/barcode-art</a><br />
<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funky-barcodes-spice-up-packaging-ii">http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funky-barcodes-spice-up-packaging-ii</a><br />
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Art barcode graffiti<br />
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bar+code+art&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=2FETVKXvCs2uyASCsoHIDg&ved=0CEYQsAQ&biw=1120&bih=578#tbm=isch&q=art%20barcode%20graffiti&revid=2125053464&imgdii=_">https://www.google.com/search?q=bar+code+art&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=2FETVKXvCs2uyASCsoHIDg&ved=0CEYQsAQ&biw=1120&bih=578#tbm=isch&q=art%20barcode%20graffiti&revid=2125053464&imgdii=_</a>
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</span>or <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/FFFC97-2">http://tinyurl.com/FFFC97-2</a></span><b><span style="background: white;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Barcode "Clock"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/clocks/barcode/index.html">http://www.barcodeart.com/artwork/clocks/barcode/index.html</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o></o><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Free
download of decorative font</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.1001fonts.com/barcode-font-font.html">http://www.1001fonts.com/barcode-font-font.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-24256404623678786952014-09-10T17:37:00.001-05:002014-09-21T21:24:23.462-05:00National Honey MonthThis is not done yet, as you may be able to tell..lol<br />
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I have no less than THREE other pieces started for the challenge but kept changing my mind. First was Elephant Appreciation Week, then Good Neighbor Week, then Bathtub Race Day before finally settling on this one to complete. I am posting the WIP photo because I feel a bit guilty that as hostess this month I haven't posted anything yet!<br />
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Originally this was going to be the honeycomb quilt hanging from a thin branch with some bees on it. But it has taken on a life of its own. The honeycomb was drawn on a yellow mottled batik, then colored in with colored pencils, and then "honey" was painted on with acrylics, I fused it to batting, then fused that to more fabric so it is very stiff, hemmed the edges (using pliers,,,used the extra heavy fusible...sigh) stuck wire through the top hem so I could hang it and stitched the bottom edges together to make the shape I wanted.<br />
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Nailed the branch to a 2x4, THEN decided to make b/w checks on that with acrylics. The honey jar is an empty one I had here and the honey is painted canvas I put inside it. That will have a label when done also.<br />
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The bees are painted canvas, pipe cleaners and trimmed pompoms, still need to make wings and antennae, they won't all be on the honeycomb, I plan on having one on the branch and maybe one on the honey jar or "flying" under the comb, not sure yet,<br />
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Update: I have been able to squeeze enough time out to finish one bee! Have great hope that the rest will be done before the next challenge :-) Here is a photo of the complete bee, I have since painted along the outer edges so it is black and not the light color that you see here.
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12/30/14 I decided to get this piece truly finished before the end of the year. I strengthened the text, and put the quote on a separate piece of fabric as a tombstone, I used a pillowcase backing with a hanging sleeve, and a black fringe on the bottom. I trimmed the drapery and put Fray Check on the edges, and decided not to actually sew it down but let it flare a bit.<br />
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About the time I posted this challenge, I saw an article in the editorial page from someone who had been stopped from suicide, and it mentioned National Suicide Prevention Week. Sept. 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, and the national week is the week including that date (though the article gave a later date for the week). The recent death of Robin Williams immediately came to mind.<br />
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I took a photo of him that I found on-line, photo-shopped it, keeping his eyes blue but changing everything else to grayscale, and printed it on white linen. I used wood grain fabric for the coffin, and wrote it the words. I added the rose, done with foil, in part because the words weren't quite centered in the space, but it does seem to balance the picture.<br />
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The quote, ironically, is Williams' own words. Who knew he was struggling so much in his private life?<br />
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Normally I would mount this on foam core, wrapping the edges evenly, but I am not completely happy with this piece. I welcome any suggestions.Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-33450983735665080612014-09-03T19:53:00.000-05:002014-09-03T19:53:10.572-05:00The Optimist <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Meenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352092955608092830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-53241783145172581552014-09-01T12:07:00.002-05:002014-09-02T06:48:21.426-05:00Ole'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I saw the list of possibilities for this challenge, it motivated me to start and finish a quilt I had been planning for a long time. So it became a celebration of National Spanish Heritage Month and National Chicken Month.</div>
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<br />FoulkeArthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874277045695357999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-30368584065387725612014-08-21T22:00:00.000-05:002014-08-21T22:04:46.552-05:00Challenge #96: September Holidays<div class="MsoNormal">
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Day: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="IT" style="font-family: "Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://caroljosefiak.blogspot.com/2014/07/july-7-2014-this-is-last-painting-in-my.html">http://caroljosefiak.blogspot.com/2014/07/july-7-2014-this-is-last-painting-in-my.html</a> </span></span><span lang="IT" style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">or </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="IT" style="font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/FFFC96-4">http://tinyurl.com/FFFC96-4</a>,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-34714557003747808722014-08-15T15:32:00.001-05:002014-08-15T15:34:02.004-05:00Challenge template<div class="MsoNormal">
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<br />Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-16438050576236111832014-08-07T15:29:00.000-05:002014-08-07T15:29:26.840-05:00Ominous Strangers
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Matisse’s improvisational style of cutting, but having shapes in mind based on
Eric Freitas’ steampunk clocks (which are really fascinating, and you should
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seemed to suggest one of those scenes from an old western where a trio of
silhouetted, gun-slinging hombres saunters into town…possibly with ill intent
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appliqueing the figures, a watery wash was added at the bottom of the background fabric to hint at
shadows and a foundation so the pieces wouldn’t just float on the white
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fastfridayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596446372371371290noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34360380.post-63546110353252765262014-08-03T10:56:00.000-05:002014-08-19T10:52:10.060-05:00Window with FlowersAug. 19, 2014 I've done a bit of enhancement to <b>Window with Flowers</b>: beads and a bit of foil in the flowers, and some fabric paint to add the clouds in the window. I tried using deColourant to change the blue to white, but it brought out a bit of yellow instead.<br />
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I have a set of five fat quarters which are different colorways of the same pattern, and I finally got to use four of them! Normally I would cut leaves and flowers individually, going with the patterns on the fabrics, but for this project I folded and cut several at once, using the little pieces between the cuts for the stems. I chose a dark green thread to satin-stitch the leaves and stems in order to give them better definition.<br />
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The bright red fabric (the source of tomatoes in an earlier Fast Friday piece!) pushed itself forward as the unlikely background, with the blue fabric becoming window panes. I quilted lines in the lower part to indicate a table surface, and lastly, added a few dead leaves around the flower pot.<br />
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Thank you, Lisa, for a fun challenge. Comments welcome as always!Tobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785718824274557955noreply@blogger.com1